Sentences with phrase «for slower traffic»

The adaptive cruise control let us set our speed and following distance for slower traffic.
With the cruise control set to my preferred speed, the Forester automatically braked for slower traffic ahead, even coming to a full stop if needed.
Adaptive Cruise Control: Even though you've set your desired speed, this system uses radar to watch out for slower traffic and apply braking when you need to slow down.
I was able to set the speed, and let the car handle braking for slower traffic ahead, not touching the pedals for many miles of travel.
Imagine setting the cruise at 55 mph on the famous Seven Mile Bridge near Marathon, Florida, and letting the electronics take over responsibility for centering the E-Class in its lane, steering the Mercedes through gentler curves and braking for slower traffic.
«We could also account for slower traffic in our calculations, such as traffic jams or other delays, but we assume that such slowdowns are not a factor, since ambulances can use the shoulder, and traffic will usually clear a path for EMS vehicles,» says Widener.
The city has suggested that Uber may be responsible for slower traffic speeds in Manhattan.
Given competing sales from two of the world's biggest retailers, other businesses may be bound for slow traffic this week.
It's perfect for slow traffic situations, but if the lead car stops, the driver has to push «reset» to get the Maxima back to follow mode.

Not exact matches

As traffic at Nike's key wholesale partners continues to slow (hundreds of department stores and specialty sports retailers are closing their doors, resulting in less square footage for Nike products), it is working to boost its direct - to - consumer channels.
That was when I kept it in Eco mode, which works just fine for poking along in slow traffic.
The data seems to serve as a cautionary tale for publishers that have hitched their wagon to Facebook, only to get hit when the social giant's traffic firehose slows to a trickle.
It would also add one dedicated transit / HOV lane in each direction, as well as one lane in each direction for slow - moving traffic, such as trucks and merging traffic.
For Small Business Ideas Blog, traffic grew at a slow rate when there was no strategy at all.
You can expect the first few months to be slower and have traffic pick up as customers hear about the machine and learn to rely on it for repeat purchases.
The slow traffic on the street is also good for business.
Jones started on the pole and led a race - high 260 laps, but Kyle Busch was able to pass Jones for the lead with 56 laps remaining when the 21 - year - old rookie bobbled as he maneuvered through slower traffic.
Pre-match traffic would be directed along parallel streets and round to face south along Drayton Park, five and six deep across the road and stretching all the way from the station down to the corner of Gillespie Road, ready for a slow getaway after the game.
David Yocca, director of landscape architecture for CDF, said any changes to Lenox Road would seek to preserve the trees and their root systems, slow traffic and improve access and safety for pedestrians.
For the last two years, Lexington Homes has captured top honors among suburban home builders in generating traffic at its new residential communities even during the slow sales months of December, January and February.
For the last two years, Lexington Homes has captured top honors among suburban home builders in generating traffic at its new residential communities — even during the slow sales months of December, January and February.
For example, where traffic is very slow and children can play out, then parents keep an eye outside for each other's childrFor example, where traffic is very slow and children can play out, then parents keep an eye outside for each other's childrfor each other's children.
He has introduced legislation to expand the size of the NYPD's Collision Investigation Squad, pushed for traffic calming on some of Brooklyn's most dangerous streets, and championed Brooklyn's first Neighborhood Slow Zone, in Boerum Hill.
Mr. Cuomo has yet to release a detailed congestion - pricing plan, but most schemes being discussed call for tolling vehicles to enter crowded parts of Manhattan, and doing so in a way that that does not slow the flow of traffic.
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For scientists trying to share vast amounts of electronic data, traffic on the Internet can slow to an agonizing crawl.
For instance, the computer model produced both the «shock waves» of congestion that travel backwards down motorways and create traffic jams where there is no obvious obstruction («When shock waves hit traffic», New Scientist, 25 June 1994), and the «slow fast - lane» effect, in which so many drivers move into the overtaking lane in frustration at the middle lane's lower speed that the middle lane becomes the fastest - moving.
But for ants, more traffic doesn't always lead to a slow crawl.
Some of the favorites of Boulder Locavore readers include: Slow Cooker Spicy Pumpkin Chicken Corn Chowder, Pumpkin Ricotta Pancakes with Ginger - Thyme Syrup, Pumpkin Spice Buttermilk Bundt Cake with Dark Salted Caramel Glaze, Pumpkin - Spice Panna Cotta with Gingersnap - Toffee Crust, Pumpkin Polenta with Bacon - Maple Gravy and the Best method for Roasting Pumpkin seeds avoiding all the goop (this one almost shut down my website for the furious traffic to that post last October).
Whenever we had to slow for a turn or pull up at a traffic light, the engine threatened to die, but when that Chevy hit the open road with the engine wide open, it felt like we were strapped to a rocketship blasting off for Planet Punani.
If Company Man were a wreck on the interstate, it would involve multiple cars and at least one jackknifed tanker truck, and traffic would be backed up for miles as passing motorists slow to gawk.
The clutches grate and whine as I slow for a light because the Nürburgring doesn't care much for how cars perform in stop - and - go traffic.
Occasionally, slow traffic will pull over whether out of courtesy or just to do some sightseeing, but it's still a crawl for most of the drive, as expected.
But you will be surprised how quickly the turbo will get you merged into traffic before you find yourself braking for the guy going slow in the left lane!
I pour after him, but the twin turbos barely have a chance to spool before I have to slow for traffic and pedestrians.
Beware of your surroundings as you slow down behind other cars in the traffic and make sure to leave room for an escape should you need it.
With little interruption from slower traffic, the complexities of this road - like circuit emphasise the need for a tidy approach, keeping the car nicely balanced with no sudden, spiky, unsettling inputs.
The engine is merely adequate but not terribly disappointing for a car in this class, and it helps the Lancer become one of those «slow cars» that's fun to drive fast without encouraging its driver to egregiously break any traffic laws.
Seconds later, a BMW M3 Ring Taxi (which ferries tourists around the track for a fee) was not able to slow down for the post-crash traffic, causing another accident.
Personally, although my car is not the same as yours, fwiw I usually start in 2nd, using 1st only for trickier situations e.g. uphill or in slow moving traffic.
Power is strong enough to make quick work of passing slower traffic, even heading uphill, and the trunk is large enough to swallow more than enough luggage for a weekend road trip — or race excursion.
Higher speeds you feel it in the Model S so you back off and the re-gen slows you down quickly ready for the next blast... M5, 3 seconds of Raw fun, stupids speeds arrive and then 20 seconds of coasting and nail biting before you slow down back to legal speeds... 3 seconds of fun and 20 seconds of fear... too quick and without re-gen you are just standing on those very expensive disks and pads... Honestly in todays traffic Model S far better and if you must, buy a lotus for the weekend B road blast... Also with all the sound insulation in the M5 you can't hear the engine until silly speeds... so again Model S.... My friend said don't you miss the V8 noise and my other friend sat in the car said its a bit like missing the clip clop of your horse at the advent of the Model T...
Shift paddles let you select four different driving modes: (1) automatic for unobtrusive performance; (2) minimal brake regeneration for highway cruising; (3) maximum brake regeneration for optimal off - throttle deceleration in traffic and during sporting driving; and (4) an automated mode with radar - optimized cruise control to apply the brakes when slow traffic is sensed ahead.
but then the socialist mentality of lets sue everyone comes into place and that minor bump becomes a serious road traffic accident and up goes a camera, what this actually does is to undermine the places that real accidents occurred and cameras would be a benefit, ie we have ALL seen people slow for a camera then speed off as they passed it.
We barely touched the brake pedal, instead relying on range - stretching regeneration to slow for traffic and stoplights.
New for this year, the system will slow the car to a complete stop, enabling use in stop - and - go traffic.
It will be fine for basic errands around the city or for lazy highway commutes, but we had to regularly mash the pedal to pass slower traffic or get up to speed on short freeway onramps.
In slower heavy traffic the 6 cylinder tends to transition meekly in auto or too aggressively when downshifted with paddle and changing lanes (a steady medium is hard to find when passing slow vehicles that are typically geared better for commuting at rush hour).
Intelligent Cruise Control is also an extremely sophisticated feature, allowing for automatic slowing in heavy traffic and speeding up again when traffic clears.
The former not only uses the adaptive cruise control to do the braking and accelerating, it also takes control of the steering in slow - moving traffic — mercifully only for a few seconds at a time.
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